The Goa Football Development Council (GFDC) in wanting to provide competitive football to youth players participating in their youth development system, will form its own club to do the same.

GFDC member secretary Aleixo da Costa told PTI that the council cannot field its team right now in the Goa Football Association (GFA) affiliated tournaments as it is not registered as a club.

“We will soon register ourselves as a club with the Sports of Authority of Goa (SAG) and will launch our team in the tournaments,” he said.

According to the official, the council already has 30 players who will represent the club.

“However, despite the ban, the council has been exploring various other opportunities due to which its players have currently made their way into several professional clubs and have even played for the nation,” he added.

The GFDC has trained around 4,500 players every year since 2012, creating a pool of talent through its 38 centres across the state of Goa.